Olympic Games host Channel 9 has been criticised for appointing former Australian men’s cricket captain Mark Taylor to commentate on the diving.

Taylor is an experienced and respected commentator who has been covering cricket matches around the world for almost thirty years.

But his diving credentials are not that obvious, I would say honestly. In fact, they are zero.

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So it came as a shock to Australian viewers to hear Taylor’s voice speak during the women’s 3m synchronised springboard final on Saturday night (AEST), involving Australians Maddison Keeney and Anabelle Smith.